National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northwestern 70, Michigan St. 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Don Daily, # Terry Oglesby, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 14797

Boo Buie scored 20 points to lead Northwestern to a 70-63 road win over Michigan State in a Big Ten opener on Sunday.

It was the first time Northwestern recorded back-to-back wins over Michigan State since 1962.

Chase Audige added 15 points for Northwestern (6-2, 1-0).

A.J. Hoggard and Mady Sissoko each scored 12 points for Michigan State (5-4, 0-1), which lost its second straight.

Trailing 64-61, Michigan State cut Northwestern's lead to 64-63 with 45.3 seconds left after a layup by Hoggard.

Northwestern answered, as Buie hit a driving layup with 24.4 seconds remaining to put the Wildcats up 66-63.

The Wildcats then rebounded a Michigan State miss and took a 68-63 lead with 10.6 seconds remaining on two free throws by Buie.

Northwestern led the entire second half, but Michigan State pulled to within four points at 60-56 with 5:28 remaining.

Each team went into a scoring drought, then Northwestern took a 64-58 lead with 1:47 remaining after a basket by Buie.

Michigan State then cut Northwestern's lead to 64-61 with 1:26 remaining after a 3-point play by Hoggard.

Northwestern held a 38-37 lead at halftime and built it up from there, taking a 46-40 lead with 16:36 remaining in the game.

The Wildcats then went on an 11-4 run and took a 52-44 with 12:08 remaining after a steal and layup by Audige.

Northwestern took a 55-46 lead with 11:26 left after a 3-pointer by Audige, but Michigan State countered with an 8-3 run to make it 58-54 Northwestern with 8:18 remaining.

Michigan State held a 27-20 lead with 8:25 remaining in the first half, but Northwestern went on a 9-2 run to tie the game at 29-29 with 4:53 left until halftime.

The Wildcats went on to take a 36-33 lead with 2:29 remaining in the first half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Northwestern   Michigan St.
Boo Buie 20 Scoring A.J. Hoggard 12
Boo Buie 3 Assists A.J. Hoggard 8
Robbie Beran 7 Rebounds Joey Hauser 8
Boo Buie 7 Free Throws Made Mady Sissoko 6
Chase Audige 4 Steals A.J. Hoggard 3
Julian Roper II 2 Blocks Mady Sissoko 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northwestern 70 42.9 7-23 21-24 8 30 5 10 12
Michigan St. 63 41.8 8-22 9-12 16 27 4 7 13